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Part 1 of 2: The End Of The Sponsored Blog Era
April 26, 2017
“There should be a presumption that media is misleading unless it’s been properly identified and labeled in advance,” he said. April 26th, 2017 article Branded content regulation recommended for parliamentary review, as advertiser pressure is posed as a remedy for fake news By Katie Deighton According to the above article that appeared in the April 26th issue […]
Posted in: Commentary
Spend Matters SolutionMap: A Thin Line Between Greatness And Irrelevance
April 21, 2017
The response to my April 11th post, Initial Questions Regarding Spend Matters SolutionMap has been interesting, to say the least. To start, I have appreciated the openness of Azul Partners VP of Marketing Carina Kuhl to provide me with information – including the E-Procurement SolutionMap PRO articles that are only available to subscribers, to help me to better understand their service […]
Posted in: Commentary
The Ivalua tail wags the CGI dog
April 17, 2017
On the 26th of April, I will be interviewing Ivalua’s SVP Sales and Business Development Amol Joshi for the PI Window on The World radio show. The segment will air on the 27th of April at 12:00 Noon. In preparation for the interview with Joshi, I had the opportunity to talk with him earlier today […]
Posted in: News & Updates
How this blog thrives without sponsors
April 13, 2017
It has been almost 1 1/2 years since announcing that Procurement Insights would no longer accept sponsorship money. By now, all of you know the reasons why I made this decision so I won’t go into it in this post. For those who may not know, feel free to read the following; It is time for procurement […]
Posted in: Commentary
Initial Questions Regarding Spend Matters SolutionMap
April 11, 2017
Spend Matters released its first SolutionMap, an essential tool for procurement executives and their teams to assess and understand vendor capability on an ongoing basis. – Press Release, April 10th, 2017 I received an e-mail from Azul Partners VP of Marketing Carina Kuhl in which she shared news regarding Spend Matters’ release of its first […]
Posted in: Commentary, News & Updates
Ivalua WINS Arizona, but will the award be challenged?
April 7, 2017
“Ivalua is excited to be awarded the business for Source-to-Pay solution along with our partner KPMG. State of Arizona Procurement and IT teams have been leaders in procurement transformation and have been using procurement technology for the last 8 years. As the State looks to start the next leg of their transformation journey, a modern, […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Public Sector Procurement
Wise Read: You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life!
April 5, 2017
Originally posted on The Reset Blog:
Check it out here:You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bite-sized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice,…
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The Year That Was, And The Year That Will Be – NIGP & SciQuest Update
April 4, 2017
Even though we are past the first quarter in 2017, there are still some notable stories from 2016 that need to be wrapped up. For example, 2016 was the first year that this blog was sponsor free. There was also the SciQuest lawsuit that began in 2015, as well as the continuing investigation surrounding NIGP #CodeGate, both […]
Posted in: News & Updates
What Is The Future Of Procurement Publications?
April 4, 2017
Last week, My Purchasing Center named Dennis Bouley as the publication’s new Editor. Bouley is a content marketing guy, with no background in procurement. Supply & Demand Chain Executive recently changed editor’s as well. Their former editor is now freelancing. At this stage, I do not know if the new editor has a procurement background. […]
Posted in: Commentary
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A $70 Million KKR Investment And A Series Of Big Client Wins: Ivalua SVP Joshi Tells All
April 27, 2017
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Today at Noon ET I will be joined by Ivalua’s SVP Sales and Business Development Amol Joshi to talk about the upstart company’s big win with the State of Arizona. Ironically, the use of the term upstart is somewhat deceiving, because Ivalua has been around for 15 years. The moniker, however, is appropriate because the win with […]